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• ITMO Scientists Develop a Device to Control Light and Matter Quasiparticles

  …The transition from electronic to photonic devices is one of the most promising and hotly debated technological scenarios in science today. Photonic devices are analogs of everyday devices, such as computers, that use the energy of light particles rather than electricity. Although photonic technology-based devices are more energy-efficient and eco-friendly, as well a…

  27.06.2024

• Solar Cells Made More Efficient Thanks to Silicon Nanoantennas

  …le rooms and materials. Solar cells and batteries in general can be improved by developing semiconductor materials that efficiently absorb light. Perovskites are considered promising since they are light, thin, and easy-to-produce and can be used to make thin solar cells with varied bending shapes, low weight, and multiple applications. Like other semiconductors, …

  27.06.2024

• Hack Me If You Can: Computer Hackers and Why They Need Hats

  …writer Steven Levy. In short, its tenets are:  access to computers should be unlimited and total; all information should be free; mistrust authority – promote decentralization (information should be exchanged freely across all continents);  hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or po…

  26.06.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: June 27 - July 3, 2024

  … (Mon, Fri, Sat) 10 am - 6 pm (Wed, Thu), 10 am - 7 pm (Sun) The Benois Wing (the Russian Museum) TBA The exhibition presents a series of artworks by Viktor Ivanov, a prominent Soviet artist and bright representative of the Soviet austere style. Among the main motifs of his art are peasants and events that have continued to shape national and spiritual tradi…

  26.06.2024

• Open-Source AI by ITMO Developers Takes First Place at RAS Competition

  …nter “Strong AI in Industry” and have already been integrated into more than 20 scientific and technological projects.  For instance, the Arctic Science Center, Rosneft, Gazprom Neft, Center for Novel Technologies, and Poliinform apply these technologies to forecast various natural and technological processes, from predicting the dynamics of Arctic sea ice to dete…

  25.06.2024

• Start! With ITMO: Admissions Office Opens at ITMO

  …es, energy, economics and innovations, and humanities.  A majority of the university’s programs are run in collaboration with major companies: Software Engineering (with Gazprom Neft), Highload Systems (with Yandex), Web Scale Systems (with VK), Artificial Intelligence (with Napoleon IT), Tools for Software Development and Analysis (with Yadro), and many others.  …

  20.06.2024

• World Domination, Unemployment, and Megaminds: What To Really Expect From the Rise of AI

  …s a specialized system equipped with a massive database of chess moves that can’t be memorized by a human. 2000: a series of AI development forecasts. One of the era’s most prominent futurologists, Raymond Kurzweil, calculated that by the mid-2010s, the capacity of machines would equate the capacity of the human brain. By 2025, he claimed, technologies would emerg…

  19.06.2024

• PI School: Rising Stars – First-Hand Experience

  …r-day-long intensive course with lectures and daily group brainstorms. After you submit your application, you also receive a template of a roadmap (which is rather extensive), prompting you to describe your current experience and envision what your career will look like next. My starting point: a PhD student at Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Bioche…

  14.06.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: June 13-19, 2024

  …eate a harmonious future for all life forms? Discover your answers at the exhibition of works by ITMO's young artists. ITMO students and staff can enjoy free entry with the promo code ITMOSTAGE (tickets here). Don’t forget to bring your student ID to prove your status. Saturday, June 15 Kite Picnic 12 pm - 3 pm  Fort Konstantin, Kronstadt 150 r…

  12.06.2024

• 7 AI Tools to Make Your Life Easier

  …findings makes it feel similar to digging for rare gems. This, too, is where AI tools can really come in handy. Our first pick is Research Rabbit, a platform that uses your prompts to find relevant scientific papers, trawl through citation networks, and visualize it all in convenient graphics. The amount of search filters, modifiers, and tools alone is pretty asto…

  11.06.2024